Leonardo Posted October 19, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The Outdoor Code of the Boy Scouts of America "As an American, I will do my best to - Be clean in my outdoor manners. Be careful with fire. Be considerate in the outdoors. Be conservation minded." Criminal charges are being considered against a US scout leader who toppled an ancient rock formation in Utah, sparking an international outcry. Glenn Taylor was filmed by a colleague pushing the 170 million-year-old red rock in Goblin Valley State Park and celebrating afterwards. The two scouts say they have received death threats after the video was posted online. The two men argue the rock was loose and could have fallen on a passer-by. source 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryinrea Posted October 19, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Well thats what you get for not following the laws. Have no sympthy for these fools for trashing our nations mommuments or our parks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted October 19, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Well thats what you get for not following the laws. Have no sympthy for these fools for trashing our nations mommuments or our parks. I loved their argument "it was for safety reasons". Watching the video it appears it was for their own gratification and nothing to do with 'safety'. Vandals. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander CMG Posted October 19, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Morons.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted October 19, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) Morons.. I do not think the article mentioned his religion. Sorry my mistake, read it wrong. Edited October 19, 2013 by freetoroam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2F Posted October 19, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I do not think the article mentioned his religion. Sorry my mistake, read it wrong. I laughed so hard it brought a tear to my eye! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted October 19, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 19, 2013 dumm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Raven Posted October 19, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Criminal charges are stupid IMHO. Give them something like 1000 hours of community service for the next X amount of years. Much better punishment IMHO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Witness Posted October 19, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) It would seem to me that the public outcry is punishment enough. I'm sure they're embarrassed for Life. There's 10 jillion of those rock formations out there. Edited October 19, 2013 by Raptor Witness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andami Posted October 19, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I'm all for conserving nature, but this was a rock. Like Raptor said above me, there are many more where that came from. I even see some in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander CMG Posted October 19, 2013 #11 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Individuals like this are too stupid to be embarrassed for Life. They are probably more impressed with the 2 million hits their YouTube clip has had so far. And these clowns are trusted to educate children. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted October 19, 2013 #12 Share Posted October 19, 2013 When I was a Boys' Brigade leader, stupidity of this level would get you drummed out of the organisation quick-smart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh17 Posted October 20, 2013 #13 Share Posted October 20, 2013 170 million years ruined by 10 seconds from a fool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted October 20, 2013 #14 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I'm all for conserving nature, but this was a rock. Like Raptor said above me, there are many more where that came from. I even see some in the background. That's exactly what they said about trees in the rain forest, now look where we're at. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted October 20, 2013 #15 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I wonder though. If a passer by came along and that rock fell on someone and crushed them to death. You think the Park would have been sued by the family members? Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted October 20, 2013 #16 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I wonder though. If a passer by came along and that rock fell on someone and crushed them to death. You think the Park would have been sued by the family members? Just a thought. They'd probably try, but its hardly withen the bounds of a nature reserves responsibilities. More likely it would just be labeled an "Act of God" and forgotten. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplos Posted October 21, 2013 #17 Share Posted October 21, 2013 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-pushes-2-000-pound-rock-month-filing-injury-suit-article-1.1490926 Supposedly the guy is permanently disabled too! What a *censored*. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted October 22, 2013 #18 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Definitely shows his character. What a tool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted October 22, 2013 #19 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I loved their argument "it was for safety reasons". Watching the video it appears it was for their own gratification and nothing to do with 'safety'. Vandals. Totally agree. Watching the video the other day, it seemed like the guy had to put his back into it for it to fall. Maybe he should try knocking down mailboxes with a bat? After all they are only being held up by a small post... And... Boy Scout leaders too? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted October 22, 2013 #20 Share Posted October 22, 2013 One good thing comes out of this though. We are one step closer to answering the age old question ... " How stupid can you get? " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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